Chapter 7: Security Flashcards
1
Q
Proxy Firewall
A
Examines data and decides wheather requests chould be forwarded or refused
2
Q
Stateful Inspection Firewall
A
Tracks state of every network communication channel and records it in a state table
3
Q
Packet Filter Firewall
A
Blocks traffic to specific addresses, depending on type of application
4
Q
Macro Virus
A
Exploits enhancements made to application programs
5
Q
Retrovirus
A
Attacks or bypasses the antivirus software instaled on a computer
6
Q
Stealth virus
A
Attempts to avoid detection by masking itself from applications
7
Q
Companion virus
A
Attaches itself to legitimate programs and then creates program with different filename extension
8
Q
Phage virus
A
Alters programs and databases
